Women have long experienced the frustrating phenomenon where their ideas are overlooked until a man reiterates them, at which point he receives all the accolades. Now, there’s a term for this: hepeated.
Recently, an astrophysicist named Lisa Thompson took to Twitter to share this newly coined word. “My friends and I came up with hepeated,” she tweeted. “It refers to when a woman’s suggestion is dismissed, only to be celebrated when a man expresses the same thought.”
Hepeating, which spellcheck (clearly male) insists should be “repeating,” differs from mansplaining. In mansplaining, a man explains something to a woman under the assumption that she can’t grasp it herself, while hepeating involves a man presenting a woman’s idea as his own.
Thompson mentioned to The Daily Buzz that the word emerged during a chat with her friends from various fields. “We’ve all faced situations, especially at work, where our suggestions gain traction only after a man voices them,” she explained.
Having spent much of my career in male-dominated settings, I can relate. While I’ve encountered many absurd scenarios, nothing is quite as exasperating as witnessing a man take credit for a woman’s idea. It’s almost as aggravating as hearing someone say, “You’re so fortunate your partner helps with the kids.” Many others on Twitter seem to resonate with this sentiment too.
The term hepeated is gaining traction and has even made its way into Urban Dictionary, meaning it can soon be printed on mugs. At least we can sip our coffee while a man appropriates our ideas, right?
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In summary, the term hepeated highlights a common issue women face in professional environments, where their ideas can often be overlooked until echoed by male counterparts.